The last few seasons have carried a theme of sorts. Broken promises.

After years of suffering  under the cruel lash of austerity measures - our shiny stadium was rather expensive seeing as we couldn't rely on the government for handouts - Gooners were promised that the fabled warchest wasn't merely a myth.  The majority of the stadium debt had been diligently dealt with and now we were finally able to go wild in the transfer window aisles with the cash brought in from huge sponsorship deals and match revenue.

It would appear that the F.A have put into movement a major change in the regulations of the Premier League. These changes have presumably been pushed through with the utmost haste as fans up and down the length of the country are completely unaware of the altered framework. From this season, it seems that points are no longer the de-facto barometer of domestic success. Oh no, according to the media and pundits - transfer spend is now used to identify what team has performed and what team has failed.